Trotter Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3140 people with the Trotter surname? In that year Trotter was ranked number 1303 for popularity in the UK. |
"A rambler. John Trotter was outlawed, temp. Robert II. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Trotter records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"TROTTER, TROTER. From Old French trotter, mod. French trottew, a runner, messenger. There was a Border clan of this name the head of which was Trotter of Prentannan, Berwickshire, and the name appears also in the north of England, particularly in the county of Durham, where it is common. The Trotters of Mortonhall near Edinburgh are an old family said to date back to the reign of Robert n (1370-1390). John Trottir served on an inquisition taken at Berwick-on-Tweed, 1370 (Bain, rv, 175). John 0 Trottar of Fluriswall is mentioned in 1478, and George Trottar and Sanderis Trottar witnessed a declaration by John of Roull in 1479 (Home, 24, 25). John Trottare and Alexander Trottare were summoned in 1479 to answer to Parliament for treason and other crimes (APS., n, p. 129). John Trotter, son and heir of quondam Ninian Trotter, had a charter of a carucate called Waringzes land in Coldingham, 1512 (RD., p. 379). Peter Trotar in Reidpeth, 1630 (Inquis., 8606). The name is common in the Commissariot Record of Lauder, 1561-1800. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Trotter Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Trotter Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Trotter family tree.
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Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Trotter family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records of the Trotter family.
Research the Trotter surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Trotter Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3628 people with the Trotter surname in the UK? Trotter is now ranked number 1570 for popularity in the UK. |
Trotter Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Trotter surname in the USA? Trotter is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Trotter Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Trotter family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Trotter surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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